The Kitchen's Garden

October 9, 2012

Sometimes we all need to have a good think.

Yesterday I awoke to 22F, this morning it is 40F. But summer is over. That life’s force we call Mother Nature is more powerful that any goverment, any warlike clan. Any law, any silly little wish. Any roof and any plan. When they say the Force of Nature they mean the ultimate force. She is the…

October 8, 2012

Everything but the Earwigs – Making Wine on the Farmy.

Oh and we tried to take out the spiders too. No spiders were harmed in this post -or photographed – so it is safe to proceed. Yesterday was cold all day. One of those cold days that has a proper serious chill carried by a mean little wind aimed at that one spot of bare…

October 7, 2012

Pigs Play Ball Too you know…

Yesterday as promised we had a good hard frost. Our John covered a variety of plants with blankets but I think we are reaching the end of the summer vegetables. Bobby Blanc is in love with one of the Surrogate Milkers. They are getting a handle on the routine very well and soon will take…

October 6, 2012

You can’t make wine out of that! They say.

I know it looks bad. …

October 5, 2012

Dutch Apple Pie

I am not a food blog but I love food. The old Codger loves food too especially dessert pies. So every week he looks through his old recipe books, and he has a fair few of them, and chooses a pie. This Dutch Apple pie is made just like an apple pie except you top…